USANA Board Authorizes $10 Million Share Repurchase Plan.SALT LAKE CITY -- USANA USANA United States of America Netball AssociationUSANA United States Army Nuclear Agency Health Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : USNA USNA abbr. United States Naval Academy ) today announced that its board of directors has authorized up to $10 million for additional repurchases of its outstanding shares of common stock. The share repurchase Share Repurchase A program by which a company buys back its own shares from the marketplace, reducing the number of outstanding shares. This is usually an indication that the company's management thinks the shares are undervalued. will be made from time to time in the discretion of management, in the open market, through block trades or otherwise, and will be funded with internally generated cash. Under a previous authorization announced in January 2004, the company has purchased approximately 1 million shares of common stock (the total amount permitted by this previous authorization) for an aggregate purchase price of $29 million. USANA had approximately 19,062,000 common shares outstanding as of Nov. 5, 2004. About USANA USANA develops and manufactures high-quality nutritional and personal care products that are sold directly to Associates and Preferred Customers throughout the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. , Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore, Mexico, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. More information on USANA can be found at http://www.usanahealthsciences.com. Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements, which involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including reliance upon the company's independent Associate network, government regulation of products, manufacturing and marketing, and risks associated with international expansion. The contents of this release should be considered in conjunction with the risk factors, warnings and cautionary statements contained in USANA's most recent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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